Sylvia`s mother says,
Sylvia`s busy, too busy to come to the phone
Sylvia`s mother says,
Sylvia`s trying to start a new life of her own.
Sylvia`s mother says,
Sylvia`s happy, now why don`t you leave her alone?
Chorus:
And the operator says, Forty cents more
For the nest three minutes.
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her
I`ll only keep her a while
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye, goodbye.
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell.
Sylvia`s mother says,
Sylvia`s packin`, shes gonna be leavin` today.
Sylvia`s mother says,
Sylvia`s marryin`, a fellow down Galveston way.
Sylvia`s mother says
Please don`t say nothin` to make her start cryin` and stay.
Chorus:
And the operator says, Forty cents more
For the nest three minutes.
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her
I`ll only keep her a while
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye, goodbye.
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell.
Sylvia`s mother says,
Sylvia`s hurryin`, she`s catchin` the nine o`clock plane.
Sylvia`s mother says,
Take your umbrella, `cause sylvia it`s startin` to rain.
Sylvia`s mother says,
Thank you for callin` and sir, won`t you call back again?
Chorus:
And the operator says, Forty cents more
For the nest three minutes.
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her
I`ll only keep her a while
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye, goodbye.
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell...